Recent content by taltamir

I initially fell to the same thing. Even though I should know better. I saw the higher numbers and was all "DX12 is giving me higher FPS!" before someone corrected me.

The test reports the results in "milliseconds to render frame", not in FPS. which means a lower number is better. If DX12 gives you a "higher result" then DX12 is slower for you and provides worse FPS than DX11 Actual FPS = 1000 / result reported by civ6. for example, here are my results...

it is a mixed bag. they added some nice stuff, removed some really annoying features, and added some new really annoying features too. AI is still terminally stupid and the only way it can pose even the slightest challenge is by having it cheat like crazy. Also, the UI sucks and a community UI...

This is what I get for posting when both sick and sleep deprived.

I had just gotten civ6 from the humble bundle and thought to try it out. When I did it asked me if I want to run "civ 6" or "civ 6 DX12". I was curious to know what the first option actually was (it is DX11 for the curious) so I googled it, and in so doing discovered something interesting. It...

Ensuring that the first (lowest number) SATA port is your OS drive does not actually ensure that it will install there. I quite often had it install the bootloader on, for example, SATA4 when SATA 1 or 0 or was the OS drive

So, for completion sake. there is apparently a poorly documented method to switch over the router ISP settings. and that is to unplug the main router from all ethernet ports. it will then blink orange and allow you to edit the internet setting via connecting a cellphone to its wifi connection...

This is just so extremely stupid. lets say you change ISPs. well with a normal router you just swap the modem and maybe login to 192.168.0.1 to change the router settings (DHCP, PPPOE, etc)... Not so with google wifi. Google doesn't believe a web interface is necessary. The only two ways to...

even better if you actually wear a necromancer costume while doing it

Ok... so I had the idea to just call netflix customer support and ask. The guy there claimed that 100% of their lineup is 1080p already. And that only 4k has limited availability. So that is good to know. edit: well, I managed to find some old shows that are definitely not 1080p... so... who...

I am trying to decide if I should replace my old roku devices (gen 1 and gen 2) that can do 720p with a newer roku express that can do 1080p. (no point in getting the 4k version in 2017) The problem is that I cannot find any hind anywhere of the availability of 1080p content on netflix. I can...

I noticed that all laptops seem to come integrated with "extremely crappy OEM SSD". Is there any company that will let you buy quality brand name SSDs of specific good models, such as the Samsung 960 EVO, or 950 Pro? I know you can buy a laptop with a regular drive and then replace the SSD...

A few pages ago I noted that newegg sent me a notice about me getting 30$ for mny GTX980 This seemed rather odd since the issue was with GTX970 not the 980 On Aug 4th I received the following followup email from them

paying up after losing a lawsuit is not an admission of guilt they admit to nothing, they lost the lawsuit which means the court found them guilty despite anything they had to say to the contrary

got an email from newegg informing me about my gtx980 qualifying for this and saying they will contact me again when they have more specifics to finalize things. Very proactive of newegg to inform me of this ruling and the funds i can get. Have other etailers done the same? I gotta agree with...